On August 2nd 2009 (Liz's 25th birthday), Kelley proposed. It was around 8:45 a.m. right before we were headed to the Providence Place Mall in RI. Kelley wanted to give Liz (an agreed upon little gift for her birthday) before we left. It was a cute cupcake bag (which Liz was fasinated about!) She looked inside and took out a black box (it wasn't the size of a ring box more like a jewelry box). Kelley had the camera ready and was taking pictures...which Liz thought was pretty weird. Liz opened the box and her jaw dropped and her body went numb. All she could say was, "Are you kidding me?!" She was silent for the next minute or two and it was then that Kelley came over to her and took the beautiful ring out of it's box and placed it on her hand. "Will you marry me?" she asked. At that moment, Liz began to cry as her hands were shaking and she replied, "Yes." After Kelley and Liz had a quiet, special moment together, Liz informed her parents of her life changing announcement. Kelley and Liz, then proceeded to Jen's (Kelley's sister) house to meet for their trip to RI. When they arrived, there was a buffet style table draped with a table cloth and full of breakfast food along with champagne to toast to the big news. Jen had known all along of Kelley's plan to propose and decided to throw a breakfast celebration. Now Kelley and Liz are happily engaged as they plan for their big day with close family & friends.
The Day We Got Engaged was...08/02/2009
Our Favorite Quote! "In dreams and in love there are no impossibilities."
How We First Met:
We met through Plentyoffish.com which is a free dating website. We wrote each other online several times before our first date, when we officially met. It was Liz who found Kelley online and attempted to start a conversation. It was Kelley's idea to go out for a nice dinner and a walk on the beach. Plans were made, the date was set, September 16th 2008. Kelley picked up Liz at her apartment with a bouquet of flowers waiting for her on the seat. They talked and got to know one another as they ate dinner at a nice Italian Resturant. After dinner Kelley took Liz to Branford Beach for a quiet walk along the shore. Before Kelley and Liz left the beach to end their date, Liz got up the courage to kiss Kelley. And so was the first kiss. It was from there that started the beginning of a long and loving friendship and relationship. Weeks later after hours of conversation and late night meetings, Kelley learned unbenounced to her, that Liz's perfect first date had come true. She had always wanted a nice Italian dinner and a moonlit walk on the beach. Months later after moving in together and integrating the "kids" - Kelley's Boston Terrior & Liz's kitty cat, they started a new chapter of their lives.